Teacher of English, with Literacy and Oracy Champion
The Stonehenge School
Wiltshire
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS plus TLR 2a (£3391)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Easter/September 2025
- Apply by:
- 6 December 2024
Job overview
As part of our ongoing commitment to enhance literacy, The Stonehenge School is focusing on oracy—promoting spoken language as a vital part of learning. We aim to deepen students' understanding across subjects by encouraging effective communication and meaningful discussions in the classroom.
To support this initiative, we are seeking Oracy Champions to lead the way in raising the profile of spoken language throughout the school. Working closely with our Literacy Coordinator and in partnership with Voice 21, Oracy Champions will introduce a range of oracy-focused initiatives across all subjects.
This is a unique opportunity for passionate educators to make a tangible impact on students’ learning experiences through the power of spoken language, as well as promoting other areas of our literacy work across the school.
The successful candidate will also be a qualified teacher of English joining an experienced department, for the delivery of English at KS3 and GCSE. As part of the English department and a member of The Stonehenge School, you will be part of a supportive and reflective team of dedicated professionals who continually improve and develop their practice in order to achieve the best for the young people at our school.
We are looking for colleagues with:
- a commitment to raising achievement
- the ability to engage and support students
- an enthusiasm and deep knowledge of the subject area
- A commitment to help all young people and staff to achieve their best is expected of all staff.
Informal visits to the school are welcome; please contact the Head’s PA, Debra Harker on 01980 676660 or e-mail harkerd@stonehenge.wilts.sch.uk
Please apply via a two sided letter detailing your educational philosophy, experience to date, and how you would contribute to the work of the department and the wider school community. Application form and further details are available from the school website and should be returned to Mrs D Harker, The Headteacher’s PA, The Stonehenge School, Holders Road, Amesbury, Wiltshire, SP4 7PW.
Telephone: (01980) 623407
Email: harkerd@stonehenge.wilts.sch.uk
Website: www.stonehenge.wilts.sch.uk
About The Stonehenge School
The Stonehenge School is a mixed, comprehensive, non-denominational secondary school situated in Amesbury, Wiltshire. It is an above average-sized state school, having almost reached its full capacity of 1,120 places for pupils aged 11–16. In 2019, our new £6.5 million extension was opened providing 24 additional state-of-the -art classrooms, and in 2023 further improvements have been made through the £6 million block that was opened to replace existing accommodation.
The school serves the expanding town of Amesbury, the location of the Boscombe Down airbase and the Solstice Park Enterprise Zone, the two largest employers in the area. The catchment area also includes several of the surrounding villages and around a quarter of the intake lives outside of our catchment. Many of these are children from services families located on Salisbury Plain.
Head Teacher
Carole Dean
Values and Vision
The Stonehenge School motto is “striving for excellence, exceeding expectation”. Our mission at The Stonehenge School is to provide the environment, tools and support to empower pupils to think big, regardless of self-perceptions and remove any barriers to achievement. Pupils are provided with diverse opportunities to achieve a good depth and breadth of knowledge and skills. We create good citizens who thrive and flourish in the 21stCentury, ready to contribute to the global society.
Ofsted
The school has undergone six Ofsted inspections since 2004 and was graded Good in all of them. The most recent inspection, in September 2022, confirms that pupils currently in the school are making good progress across a wide range of subjects. Please click on the link to view The Stonehenge School's latest Ofsted report.
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